Not a truffle

Not even a glazed jelly doughnut. This is some sort of white/orange fungus, growing on a log in Hamlin Park in Seattle. Bibi is however, sniffing it with her 'truffe', the French word for both a dog's nose and a truffle!

Accessories for the fashionable biker

Rather than sneak a shot as I usually do, I asked this biker if I could photograph his fancy jewelry and tattoos.. He said, "Sure, but first you gotta listen to the stories that go with 'em." So I did, but they're too long to relate here, albeit REALLY interesting.

Sunday Bridges: shades of Monet

I used the Gimpressionist oilify tool on my GIMP photo retouching program to create this sort-of Impressionist bridge. I see now I could have upped the percentage of brushstrokes, but this was a first try!

See other bridges on Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

Reflections Weekend--I want one....

Oh, I want one, too. This is my friend Jenny and her husband Chris (discreetly on the left) and Jenny's, yes, Jenny's alone, 1959 Rambler Metropolitan.

I want one.

Do you remember Jenny and Chris from this photo?

See other reflections on James' REFLECTIONS WEEKEND.

SKYWATCH--Enter Only....

...and never be seen again? Lots of pretty blue evening sky here in Seattle, in the real heavens and in the windows.

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You and me against the world...

I felt sorry for this mother duck. All she had with her was this one little duckling...

ABC WEDNESDAY "W" is for "Water Drops"

Splash, and I gotcha! My son-in-law, who recently purchased the same camera as I have, and I have been practicing taking photos of water drops. I'd always thought this was really hard to do, but we followed the directions in the recent edition of Petersen's Photographic fun projects and it wasn't hard at all. You can also find instructions online.

See other W's at ABC WEDNESDAY.

Two landmarks

A totem pole in Elliott Bay Park stands in contrast to Seattle's Space Needle.

Green-bellied...

This airplane seemed to have taken off from Boeing Field here in Seattle. Perhaps it is on a test run and is a plane to be exported to some foreign airline? Never saw any green-bellied planes here.

Anybody know?

SUNDAY BRIDGES--from the car again....

....but I was not driving this time. Took this from the back seat while returning from Lake Chelan, Washington. Not a very pretty bridge, nor a great shot either. I think I do better while driving....

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Reflections Weekend--waiting to be filled

Three bowls awaiting raspberries. See me?

See more reflections, but not mine, at James' REFLECTIONS WEEKEND.